To have something in the past be left behind may be hard to overcome in life. However some may take the risk in life to follow what they had and live in the past. Although some may appear to show great success, some may not yet have what means the most to them. In Francis Scott Fitzgerald’s book, The Great Gatsby, the character Gatsby fits in with the wealthy class from the parties he throws. Even with that he differs from the Eastern wealthy class for he actually shows true care and loyalty and he became rich just to show his devotion for one. Perhaps only a man with a great heart will truly go the distance for the one he loves.

“Whenever you feel like criticizing any one, just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had,” said Nick Caraways’’ father. Gatsby represents everything that Nick does not like. Gatsby has a huge house in which is located in West Egg. West Egg represents the “new rich,” which is less conservative than East Egg who inherits the wealth they have, and knows what to do with their money. Nick interprets the wealthy as people cruel, brutal, and have no concern for anyone but themselves. Although Nick has such disapproval of the wealthy he gives Gatsby a chance. Therefore Nick comes to learn more of Gatsby for instance that Gatsby attended Oxford, he was in World War I, and that both his parents were dead which happened to be a lie. Gatsby had huge parties which many wealthy people attended and had done this for his name to get around, especially to the love of his life named Daisy. Additionally, Gatsby had done much more than just that to get noticed by Daisy. Daisy had been something that he could have never let go of and he would have done anything for her.

Even when Gatsby confessed about his past he did not always tell the truth. Although Gatsby had all the wealth and could receive anything he wanted, it did not always use to be like that. Gatsby grew up as a poor man, he went to Oxford, not because he was wealthy, but because the war had sent him there for five months. Gatsby had made his fortunes through “drug stores,” which was a lie, he made his wealth through bootlegging. Although he lied about his past, he did all this for one thing, and that thing was Daisy. He told Nick he inherited great wealth, hoping that since he and Daisy were close, that Nick would share that information back to Daisy so she would again fall in love with Gatsby. Additionally, Nick discovers that at one of Gatsby’s parties a woman named Lucille tore her dress, and within a week she received a package from Courier’s with a new evening gown in it. Therefore creating more rumors of Gatsby’s past, but the truth had been that Gatsby did not want the police involved because then the reality of his past would arise. Since Gatsby had made his money illegally, that would have been discovered, but also of his poor past, thus creating the disapproval from Daisy. Gatsby had a true heart and he wanted what had meant the world to him, so he had created a world of lies he lived in to keep up with his dream.

Gatsby had a heart filled with a dream a dream that had been from his past. Moreover, Gatsby had tried to turn back time, he had a beautiful dream and Daisy had seen of what such a beautiful dream that it had been, he had made her happy and had truly loved her. In contrast to Gatsby’s views many other wealthy people had been very selfish of the time period, for they had went with others because of the amount of money they had. Gatsby had wanted something out of Daisy that she could not have fulfilled with him, for he had not good enough for her. However, the truth had been that Daisy was too less of a person to have been with someone as great as Gatsby. Gatsby had died for her, he had taken the blame for the death of Tom’s lover Myrtle Wilson, and all that Daisy had done had been moving away and not even attending his funeral. Gatsby had the true American dream and he also had a true heart for such a cruel person.